Schoolboy, 16, is found not guilty of trying to murder history teacher after stabbing her in the head when he asked her to check his work

Schoolboy, 16, is found not guilty of trying to murder history teacher after stabbing her in the head when he asked her to check his work - See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source A schoolboy has been cleared of attempted murder after stabbing a teacher in the head. But the boy, who is 16 and cannot be named for legal reasons, was found guilty of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm after he attacked Vicki Williams at Milford Haven comprehensive school in Pembrokeshire in February. He attacked the history teacher after asking her to check his schoolwork, Swansea Crown Court heard. Earlier in the trial the boy, who was 15 at the time of the attack, told jurors Mrs Williams had seen the knife in his rucksack and 'tried to grab it' from him. He said he 'accidentally assaulted her' in the struggle that followed. The boy had approached the teacher's desk on the afternoon of February 5 to ask her to check his work. She said the teenager had a look of 'pure hatred' during the attack. In a police interview, Williams said the boy came to her classroom 'cool and collected' at the end of the school day to ask if his 'work was correct'. Vicki Williams, a history teacher, was stabbed by a pupil in February. He was acquitted of attempted murder The boy, who is 16 and cannot be named for legal reasons, ran from Milford Haven comprehensive school after the attack She said that 'confused' her because he had 'never seemed bothered before'. Mrs Williams said 'alarm bells' rang in her head when he shut the classroom door, saying it was cold. She said he was trying to 'keep her talking' while he tried 'to find something in his bag'. 'I ask him again, "are you sure you're alright?" And then he pulls [the knife] out of the bag and lunges at me,' she said. Jurors heard the boy pulled a large kitchen knife from his bag and struck her in the head before a 'violent struggle' during which Mrs Williams tried to take the weapon from him. She said the attack came 'out of nowhere'. The boy then ran from the school while the teacher was taken to hospital in Haverfordwest, where she was treated for a wound to her scalp, scratches on her back and minor cuts on her hands. During the trial Matthew Roberts KC, defending, suggested the pupil had taken the knife to school to 'show off' to other boys. The defendant previously pleaded guilty to possessing a kitchen knife on school grounds. Police outside the school after the attack, after which Mrs Williams said she believed she was going to die Mr Roberts said: 'There was no recorded history of conflict between (the student) and Vicki Williams. There is no evidence of any animosity or any ill feeling between them at all.' He argued the boy 'had no reason whatsoever to want to hurt Vicki Williams'. CCTV shown in court caught the boy leaving the school and heading to his grandmother's home, where he told her: 'Something went in my head, nan.' Prosecuting, Christopher Rees KC said the boy 'knows the truth about what he did, he just doesn't have, I'm afraid, the courage or the remorse to tell anyone about it'. Mr Rees continued: 'He brought the knife into school because he planned to attack the teacher. Why Vicki Williams? Well, she was, at quarter past three, a lone female teacher, she was an easy target. 'He's not attacked a male teacher, has he? He's attacked one of the young female teachers, alone in her classroom.' Mrs Williams said she believed she was dying after what the prosecution said was a 'sustained attack' which would have continued had she not disarmed him. 'I'm fearful that I am dying, I've seen the knife, I know I've been stabbed, all I'm thinking at that point is, "I need help",' she said. The jury voted 11 to one to convict the boy of wounding with intent after just over four hours of deliberation on Monday. He will be sentenced at Swansea Crown Court on September 3.